UConn Health Disparities Institute

NBC Connecticut’s Jane Caffrey spoke with Dr. Wizdom Powell, director of the Health Disparities Institute at UConn Health to discuss what these disparities mean.

This Black History Month, there’s been a lot of talk about health disparities, and a new report shows how the early life of Black children can have a big impact on their future. It might seem like common sense, but an interactive map from the “Opportunity Atlas” adds some perspective. The map uses data from the U.S. Census Bureau....

Hospitals are taking patients to court for unpaid medical bills.

Data analyzed by researchers at the UCONN Health Disparities Institute show acute care hospitals in Connecticut filed more than 25,000 lawsuits against their patients in 2015 and 2016.